Word: grabbing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...float up on the muddy waters of Allied postwar aims. It comes from a statesman who for the past decade has called the turn on European events with consistent accuracy. It predicates a maximum of "live and help live" in a world more accustomed to "grab and hold on." As Benes prepared to leave for further talks and conferences in Russia, the U.S. could do nothing less than wish him well...
...that happened was that the Turko-Bulgarian frontier was closed and the Turkish press suddenly began to denounce Bulgaria. The Turks suspect that Boris was trying to squirm out of his alliance with Hitler and butter up the Allies; the Bulgars fear that the Turks are preparing to grab off Thrace...
...Well, somehow I got through that gas tube safely, but there was a moment when a big red positive ion tried to grab me and I thought I'd never get away. When I got out of that, I got stuck in a condenser, and I was afraid I was going to get discharged. It would be the last straw to lost your job after going through all that...
Slow Law. The Rogers Bill, long delayed but due soon for a vote, will make the WAACs full-blooded members of the Army, give the girls their rights. No law is needed to give the girls one Army privilege they have been quick to grab: the WAACs can gripe like veterans...
...Detroit, once the grab bag for dealers from all over the nation, stocks of good used cars are the lowest in 20 years...